Why does the World Internet Conference settle down in Wuzhen?

In the west gate area of Wuzhen, a visitor drinks coffee while using smart phone on Nov. 2. The scenic spot has been fully covered by wireless network. 　　Located between Suzhou and Hangzhou, Wuzhen receives more than 5 million visitors every year since 1990s. Photo: Qin Bin/ Beijing News 　　A homestay landlord displays the “QR code” in his wei…

Wuzhen to host 2015 World Internet Conference (WIC)

Wuzhen, a waterside town in Zhejiang province with a 7,000-year history, is to hold the second World Internet Conference from 16-18 December   With the theme “An Interconnected World Shared and Governed by All – Building a Cyberspace Community of Shared Destiny”, the 2015 WIC will feature strategic-level discussions on global internet governance…

Shanghai Disney shows what’s in store with flagship opening

The countdown to lift-off for Shanghai Disneyland begins in earnest on Wednesday with the opening of its flagship Shanghai store, the first of its kind on the mainland and the biggest in the world. The opening comes a day after the topping out of the theme park’s iconic central attraction, the Enchanted Storybook Castle, another milestone in the Walt…

Disney Opens First Mainland China Retail Store in Shanghai

The Walt Disney Co. opened its first Disney Store in China, getting started on a major expansion into the world’s second-largest economy. The store, at 9,257 square feet, is Disney’s largest in the world, the company said Wednesday in a statement. It is located in Shanghai’s Pudong district, where Disney plans to open a 34 billion yuan ($5.5 billion) theme p…

Shanghai Disneyland pushes opening date to ‘first half of 2016’

Who called it? Shanghai Disneyland, estimated to have so far cost Walt Disney Co. 5.5 billion USD, will open sometime in the first half of 2016. The opening date had originally been set for the end of 2015, as stated by Disney’s Chief Executive Robert Iger in April 2014. No official statements have been released in regards to reasons for the delay, but co…

Pingjiang Road | Pingjiang Historic Street

With the length of 1,606 meters, Pingjiang Road parallels with Pingjiang River. The typical houses of ancient Suzhou with white walls and black tiles are standing by the street, simple and unsophisticated. Today, the old town of Suzhou centred around Pingjiang Road in the northeast, remains little changed since Song Dynasty, some 800 years ago. For many c…

Shanghai Disneyland

The opening ceremony for the construction of Shanghai Disneyland was held on April 8, 2011, which means the long-waited Disneyland is finally to open in Shanghai, the biggest city in China. This is the biggest Sino-foreign joint investment yet in the country’s modern service industry. It is expected to open by the end of 2015. It is known that among th…
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